In the past year several NetTalon (Fredericksburg, Va.) System 3000 Beta sites have been operating in the Virginia region. A recent installation at the Louisiana State University Fire & Emergency Training Institute, Baton Rouge, La., demonstrates its efficacy in action to the fire community.
The System 3000 reports alarm conditions to all authorized monitoring stations within two seconds of a sensor or smoke detector going into alarm. Sensor and detector conditions depicting the nature of the evolving emergency are reported virtually immediately on a graphic representation of the building’s floor plan. Icons that represent the various sensors (heat sensors, duress buttons and smoke detectors) are overlaid on the floor plan and change color to indicate alarm conditions.